DJ-1, a novel regulator of the tumor suppressor PTEN
DJ-1, a novel regulator of the tumor suppressor PTEN
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ccr.2005.02.010
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
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影响因子:
50.3
通讯作者:
Mak, TW
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作者:
Kim, RH;Peters, M;Mak, TW
The phosphatidylinositol 3' kinase (P13'K) pathway, which regulates cell survival, is antagonized by the PTEN tumor suppressor. The regulation of PTEN is unclear. A genetic screen of Drosophila gain-of-function mutants identified DJ-1 as a suppressor of PTEN function. In mammalian cells, DJ-1 underexpression results in decreased phosphorylation of PKB/ Akt, while DJ-1 overexpression leads to hyperphosphorylation of PKB/Akt and increased cell survival. In primary breast cancer samples, DJ-1 expression correlates negatively with PTEN immunoreactivity and positively with PKB/Akt hyperphosphorylation. In 19/23 primary non-small cell lung carcinoma samples, DJ-1 expression was increased compared to paired nonneoplastic lung tissue, and correlated positively with relapse incidence. DJ-1 is thus a key negative regulator of PTEN that may be a useful prognostic marker for cancer.